Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Robert Asaro-Angelo
Commissioner

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Furloughed federal employees who work in NJ can apply for unemployment benefits.
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Maximum Benefit Rates Increase for Unemployment, Temporary Disability, Family Leave, and Workers’ Comp Rise in 2019
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The house was packed for our latest forum on employee misclassification. The Labor Department has been holding information sessions around the state to spread the word that misclassifying full-time employees as contract workers shortchanges the workers of benefits and robs our economy because employers do not unemployment taxes.
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NJ Career Accelerator Internship ProgramThe Labor Department’s new Office of Apprenticeship is investing $4.5 million to support a 21st century apprenticeship network. Available grants offset costs for businesses who invest in their workers through quality on-the-job training and classroom instruction. Learn more

The Labor Department’s new Office of Apprenticeship is investing $4.5 million to support a 21st century apprenticeship network. Available grants offset costs for businesses who invest in their workers through quality on-the-job training and classroom instruction.
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP
Pre-Apprenticeship in Career Education (PACE)
Program
NOTICE OF GRANT OPPORTUNITY
Fiscal Year 2019
Announcement Date: January 14, 2019
Letter of Intent Acceptance Beginning: January 14, 2019
Technical Assistance Workshop: January 28, 2019 and February 5, 2019
Register here: Technical Assistance Workshop
Application Acceptances Begin: January 23, 2019
Funding Amount: $3,000,000

STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES
NOTICE OF GRANT OPPORTUNITY
Fiscal Year 2019
Regional Career Center for Individuals who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Announcement Date: November 15, 2018
Application Deadline: December 13, 2018

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES
NOTICE OF GRANT OPPORTUNITY
Fiscal Year 2019
Summer Paid Internships
PRE-EMPLOYMENT TRANSITION SERVICES
Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act
Announcement Date: November 1st, 2018
Application Deadline: November 30, 2018 - 4:00 p.m.

STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP
GROWING APPRENTICESHIP IN NONTRADITIONAL SECTORS (GAINS)
NOTICE OF GRANT OPPORTUNITY
Fiscal Year 2019
Announcement Date: October 24, 2018
Letter of Intent Acceptance Beginning: October 25, 2018
Technical Assistance Workshop: November 19, 2018 at 10AM
Register here: Technical Assistance Workshop
Application Acceptances Begin: October 26, 2018
Funding Amount: $4,500,000.00

STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION TRADES
NOTICE OF GRANT OPPORTUNITY
Fiscal Year 2019
Announcement Date: October 17, 2018
Application Due Date: November 13, 2018

STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Community Library Adult Literacy & Career Pathway Grant Program
Notice of Grant Opportunity
Fiscal Year 2019
Announcement Date: July 6, 2018
Technical Assistance: July 16, 10 AM-12 PM
Application Deadline: August 3, 2018 - 12:00 PM (Noon)

STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Skills Partnership Training Grants
Customized Training Grant Program
Notice of Grant Opportunity
Fiscal Year 2019
Announcement Date: June 25, 2018
Technical Assistance Workshop: July 12, 2018
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Application Deadline: Rolling

Update: Status of the New Jersey Skills Partnership Training Grant Program.

Please note the Department will be altering the final announcement of all Round 2 application judgements with a date to be determined shortly. This new date for announcement will be updated and sent to all Round 2 applicants.
The Department will continue to follow the original schedule for application submittals outlined in our Notice of Grant Opportunity (NGO). The Department will accept, consider, and review all applications from applicants who completed the Letter of Intent (LOI) and SAGE registration process by the original planned date of September 19, 2018. Should you have any questions contact your assigned State Business Representative. click here.

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITY PARTNERSHIP TRAINING GRANT
NOTICE OF GRANT OPPORTUNITY
Fiscal Year 2019
New Jersey Employment and Workforce Development Act
P.L.1992, c.43 & 47 (N.J.S.A Chapters: 34:15D-1 et seq., 43:21-1 et seq., 45&48)
New Jersey Administrative Code Title 12, Labor and Workforce Development
Chapter 23, Workforce Development Partnership Program
Subchapters 3-5 (Individual Training Grants et el.)
PROMOTING INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS FOR
MIDDLE-SKILL AND HIGH-SKILL JOBS
Announcement Date: June 25, 2018
Technical Assistance Available
Proposal Deadline: Rolling

STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
YOUTH TRANSITIONS TO WORK PROGRAM (YTTW)
NOTICE OF GRANT OPPORTUNITY
Fiscal Year 2019 – Fiscal Year 2020
Announcement Date: June 20, 2018
Letter of Intent Due Date: June 29, 2018
Technical Assistance Workshop: July 17, 2018
Application Due Date: July 27, 2018

STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
PAROLEE EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT PROGRAM
NOTICE OF GRANT OPPORTUNITY
July 1, 2018– June 30, 2019
Announcement Date: June 4, 2018
Technical Assistance Workshop: June 11, 2018
Application Deadline: June 22, 2018

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